{
  "id": 748995,
  "title": "Saudi inflation reaches 1.8% in July, driven by 4.2% rise in housing costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/saudi-inflation-reaches-1-8-in-july-driven-by-4-2-rise-in-housing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:28:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663687/saudi-arabia/saudi-inflation-reaches-18-in-july-driven-by-42-rise-in-housing-costs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate reached 1.8 percent in July 2026, driven mainly by a 4.2 percent increase in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel prices, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels's annual increases were driven by a 4.3 percent rise in actual housing rents. The division was the largest…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}